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Allkem’s Peter Coleman says short-selling shouldn’t be banned
The resources executive’s comments come as Chalice Minerals boss Alex Dorsch calls for the government to follow South Korea’s lead and ban the practice.
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- Elouise Fowler
Probiotec in play, receives $3-a-share offer from offshore buyer
It will be a welcome payday for long-suffering shareholders of Probiotec, including the Stringer family and friends.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Bonfire of the CEOs: Rear Window’s 2023 year in review
The year ended with a lecture from the mining establishment, but not before a carry-on of CEOs joined the unemployment queue.
- Myriam Robin and Mark Di Stefano
Painshare: 8 examples of the year’s most awful jargon
The Eye-roll Awards highlight the words or phrases we hope to never see again.
- Edmund Tadros
Sydney Airport investor GIP mounts tilt for Queensland Airports
Just when we thought GIP has had a quiet 2023 in Aussie infra deals!
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Will chronic flight delays ever ease up – or is this the new normal?
It’s been more than a year since COVID-19 restrictions were lifted, and there are still major delays on domestic services. But that’s not the case in other countries.
- Ayesha de Kretser
Opinion & Analysis
Five lessons from an unforgettable year of deals
Raids, leaks, blow-ups and a Christmas scramble: bankers may wish to forget a lot that happened in 2023, but there are some important lessons.
Columnist
Retailers hope for clearer skies after ‘perfect storm’ in 2023
The economy managed to avoid a recession this year, but the retail sector was not as fortunate, with real retail spending declining for three consecutive quarters.
Columnist
AI is a two-speed conversation inside companies
CEOs are exploring all sorts of ways to use artificial intelligence. Their workers, however, feel unprepared for changes.
Columnist
More questions, no answers, about Turkish flights take-off
It would be in the national interest for the aviation white paper to lay out a proper pro-competition, pro-passenger framework so that regulatory decisions don’t continue to invite speculation about integrity.
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Has Australia’s largest bookmaker peaked?
Sportsbet has enjoyed a meteoric rise with its customer promotions and aggressive marketing strategy. Taking it to the next level may be difficult.
- Zoe Samios
The world just made it clear the fossil fuel era is ending
More than any climate deal before it, the new pact reflects a recognition that the world is doing more harm than good by prolonging the era of coal, oil and gas.
- Chico Harlan, Maxine Joselow and Timothy Puko
The fate of ANZ and Suncorp deal is in the hands of these three people
The high-stakes legal battle over whether the $4.9 billion transaction should proceed is half done. And so far, it is unclear who’s on top.
- James Eyers
Yesterday
Barossa case ‘confected’ by green activists, Santos argues
The assertions came after the Environmental Defenders Office argued Santos’ Barossa gas pipeline would cause “incalculable” cultural harm to generations of Tiwi Islanders.
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- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Shoplifting jumps across the nation amid cost of living crisis
The chief statistician for Victoria’s Crime Statistics Agency says cost-of-living pressures may be contributing to increased crime rates.
- Gus McCubbing
CSIRO’s nuclear cost blowout a ‘shallow’ analysis: O’Brien
Opposition energy spokesman Ted O’Brien slammed CSIRO’s use of a single example to explain its sharply increased cost estimates for SMRs.
- Jacob Greber, Samantha Hutchinson and Elouise Fowler
NSW approves its first wind farm in 2½ years
The 1500-megawatt wind farm in the state’s southwest will power 700,000 homes with 208 wind turbines and an 800MW battery energy storage facility.
- Samantha Hutchinson
Wilsons Advisory hires ex Credit Suisse operative
Stockbroker and private wealth firm Wilsons Advisory has hired a former Credit Suisse sales and trading operative.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Hyper-local fiction, BookTok hits and ‘romantasy’ top Christmas books
Richard Flanagan’s “best thing yet”, a graphic novel for teenagers, Trent Dalton’s latest novel and ‘dragons and young love’ are flying off bookshop shelves.
- Hannah Wootton
Japan, Korea underpin aspiring hydrogen projects
Power utilities from Japan and South Korea are among the major backers of six ammonia and clean fuels projects that will duel it out for $2 billion of federal funds.
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- Angela Macdonald-Smith and Brad Thompson
Pacific Smiles rejects private equity money
The board of Pacific Smiles, which runs 120 dental clinics, rejected a $1.40 per share offer as too low, but will give Genesis Capital a chance to improve its bid.
- Simon Evans
Prawns spared as mango, barramundi ruined in cyclone
Mangoes, bananas, avocado and barramundi are among the produce ruined in far north Queensland, with crops lost just before the Christmas boom.
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- Liv Casben
Liontown lithium royalty dispute headed for courts
Royalties worth up to $533 million will be at the centre of a court battle between lithium developer Liontown and a private prospector.
- Peter Ker
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Five lessons from an unforgettable year of deals
Raids, leaks, blow-ups and a Christmas scramble: bankers may wish to forget a lot that happened in 2023, but there are some important lessons.
- Anthony Macdonald
- Opinion
- Retail
Retailers hope for clearer skies after ‘perfect storm’ in 2023
The economy managed to avoid a recession this year, but the retail sector was not as fortunate, with real retail spending declining for three consecutive quarters.
- Sue Mitchell
Elliott promises more growth for ANZ in mortgage assault
The ANZ chief executive tempered expectations the “mortgage wars” that have dented profit margins would soon ease.
- Lucas Baird
Comyn loses his deputy; No ship to Red Sea; Inside the secret CEO school
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Almost half of all Virgin Australia flights delayed in November
Some 62 per cent of domestic Qantas flights arrived on time, with Transport Minister Catherine King warning the government could act if issues persisted.
- Kylar Loussikian and Ayesha de Kretser
Billionaire Richard White spends $11m on Rolling Stone’s local owner
The WiseTech founder, worth an estimated $10.5 billion, will bankroll ASX-listed Vinyl Group’s acquisition of The Brag Media.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
CBA’s Matt Comyn loses his right-hand man, the meticulous David Cohen
Over 15 years at the bank, David Cohen has seen it all. On his retirement, he provides a potted history of CBA’s numerous troubles and its transformation.
- James Eyers
Oil edges higher as Red Sea risks outpace rising US inventories
Oil swung in a wide range before ending the session in New York modestly higher, extending its winning streak to three days.
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- Julia Fanzeres and Alex Longley
Chemist Warehouse: A look inside the deal of 2023
This week on The Fin podcast, Carrie LaFrenz and James Thomson on the rise of Chemist Warehouse, its deal with Sigma and the biggest risk facing the new merged business.
This Month
Flexibility, part-time work needed for better bench, says judge
Court of Appeal judge Janine Pritchard has called for greater flexibility in the judiciary to stop top women candidates self-selecting out of a judicial career.
- Maxim Shanahan
